1966 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–5 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPRay Pryor
CaptainMike Current, John Fill, Ray Pryor
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
1966 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Michigan State $ 7 –0 –09 –0 –1
No. 7 Purdue 6 –1 –09 –2 –0
Michigan 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Illinois 4 –3 –04 –6 –0
Minnesota 3 –3 –14 –5 –1
Ohio State 3 –4 –04 –5 –0
Northwestern 2 –4 –13 –6 –1
Wisconsin 2 –4 –13 –6 –1
Indiana 1 –5 –11 –8 –1
Iowa 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1966 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 4–5 record.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 241:30 p.m.TCU*
W 14–775,375
October 11:30 p.m.Washington*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 22–3880,241
October 81:30 p.m.at Illinois
L 9–1051,069
October 151:30 p.m.No. 1 Michigan State
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 8–1184,282
October 221:30 p.m.Wisconsin
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 24–1384,265
October 292:30 p.m.at Minnesota
L 7–1749,489
November 51:30 p.m.Indiana
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 7–080,834
November 122:30 p.m.at Iowa
W 14–1044,677
November 191:30 p.m.Michigan
L 3–1783,403
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

Game summaries

TCU

1 234Total
TCU 0 070 7
• Ohio St 7 007 14
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game attendance: 75,375
  • Game weather: Sunny; 66 °F (19 °C); wind 8-10 mph W
Scoring summary
Q110:10OHSTHudson 2 yard run (Cairns kick)OHST 7–0
Q38:41TCUShabay 2 yard run (Alford kick)Tie 7–7
Q412:31OHSTHudson 18 yard run (Cairns kick)OHST 14–7

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Washington

1 234Total
• Washington 7 14710 38
Ohio State 0 787 22
  • Date: October 1
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 80,241
  • Game weather: Rainy, wind NW 10 mph, 59 °F (15 °C)
Scoring summary
Q111:26WASHJordan 3 yard run (Martin kick)WASH 0–7
Q211:08WASHJordan 1 yard run (Martin kick)WASH 0–14
Q24:27WASHJordan 4 yard run (Martin kick)WASH 0–21
Q20:12OSULong 1 yard run (Cairns kick)WASH 7–21
Q312:43WASHMoore 2 yard run (Martin kick)WASH 7–28
Q33:40OSULong 3 yard pass to Fontes (Long pass to Anders)WASH 15–28
Q49:03WASHMartin 23 yard field goalWASH 15–31
Q45:22OSULong 3 yard pass to Anders (Cairns kick)WASH 22–31
Q44:27WASHMoore 47 yard run (Martin kick)WASH 22–38

[2]

Illinois

1 234Total
Ohio State 3 330 9
• Illinois 0 307 10
Scoring summary
Q14:48OSUCairns 22 yard field goalOSU 0–3
Q27:39OSUCairns 55 yard field goalOSU 0–6
Q20:34ILLStotz 29 yard field goalOSU 3–6
Q36:25OSUCairns 28 yard field goalOSU 3–9
Q46:26ILLNaponic run (Stotz kick)ILL 10–9

[3]

Michigan State

1 234Total
• Michigan State 0 038 11
Ohio State 2 006 8
  • Date: October 15
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 84,282
  • Game weather: Rain, wind SE 20-35, 69 °F (21 °C)
Scoring summary
Q18:09OSUSafety, center pass through end zoneOSU 2–0
Q36:02MSUKenny 27 yard field goalMSU 2–3
Q414:53OSULong 47 yard pass to Anders (kick failed)OSU 8–3
Q47:09MSUApisa 1 yard run (Kenney pass to Wedemeyer)MSU 8–11

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Wisconsin

1 234Total
Wisconsin 0 670 13
• Ohio St 7 0314 24
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game attendance: 84,265
  • Game weather: Clear; 65 °F (18 °C); wind 25 mph SW
Scoring summary
Q11:55OHSTHudson 2 yard run (Cairns kick)OHST 7–0
Q211:54WISSchinke 40 yard field goalOHST 7–3
Q2:22WISSchinke 47 yard field goalOHST 7–6
Q37:11OHSTCairns 27 yard field goalOHST 10–6
Q33:06WISJankowski 5 yard pass from Boyajian (Schinke kick)WIS 13–10
Q44:19OHSTHudson 7 yard run (Cairns kick)OHST 17–13
Q4:38OHSTHudson 8 yard run (Cairns kick)OHST 24–13

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Minnesota

1 234Total
Ohio State 0 007 7
• Minnesota 0 773 17
Scoring summary
Q27:58MINNFumble recovery in end zone by Wintermute (Bevan kick)MINN 7–0
Q311:45MINNWilson 3 yard run (Bevan kick)MINN 14–0
Q411:59OSULong 10 yard pass to Rein (Cairns kick)MINN 14–7
Q47:01MINNBevans 21 yard field goalMINN 17–7

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Indiana

1 234Total
Indiana 0 000 0
• Ohio St 0 070 7
Scoring summary
Q39:39OHSTHubbard 9 yard pass from Long (Cairns kick)OHST 7–0

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Iowa

1 234Total
• Ohio St 0 707 14
Iowa 0 307 10
Scoring summary
Q210:42IOWAAnderson 42 yard field goalIOWA 3–0
Q25:02OHSTHudson 4 yard run (Cairns kick)OHST 7–3
Q413:51IOWACrees 12 yard pass from Podolak (Anderson kick)IOWA 10–7
Q45:20OHSTRein 2 yard pass from Long (Cairns kick)OHST 14–10

[9]

Michigan

1 234Total
• Michigan 3 770 17
Ohio St 0 300 3
Scoring summary
Q12:57MICHSygar 24 yard field goalMICH 3–0
Q23:50OHSTCairns 26 yard field goalTie 3–3
Q21:11MICHDetwiler 7 yard run (Sygar kick)MICH 10–3
Q39:04MICHWilhite 28 yard pass from Vidmer (Sygar kick)MICH 17–3

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1967 NFL draftees

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL club
Mike Current358TackleDenver Broncos
Bo Rein7179FlankerBaltimore Colts
Ron Sepic12300EndWashington Redskins

References

  1. ↑ "Game: 66-1, Date: Sept. 24, 1966" (PDF). Ohio State Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Game: 6602, Date: Oct. 1, 1966" (PDF). Ohio State Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Game: 6603, Date: Oct. 8, 1966" (PDF). Ohio State Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Game: 6604, Date: Oct. 15, 1966" (PDF). Ohio State Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Summary of Football Game Statistics, Ohio State v. Michigan State, 10/15/66" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Game: 6605, Date: Oct. 22, 1966" (PDF). Ohio State Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Game: 6606, Date: Oct. 29, 1966" (PDF). Ohio State Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Game: 6607, Date: Nov. 5, 1966" (PDF). Ohio State Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Game: 6608, Date: Nov. 12, 1966" (PDF). Ohio State Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Game: 6609, Date: Nov. 19, 1966" (PDF). Ohio State Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
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